Hank Raichle: Health care opponents should refuse Medicare

Posted: Friday, December 28, 2007

In response to those who are opposed to government funding of health care, I, frankly, am opposed to a number of things for which my taxes are spent - i.e., a pre-emptive war that was badly managed, subsidizing oil company's huge profits with tax breaks, etc.

I would much rather have my taxes spent on health care for my hard-working friends and neighbors who are surviving on minimum wage and can't afford the high cost and inefficient management of private health care.

It will be interesting to see how many of those opposed to government-funded health care refuse Medicare when they become eligible.